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* hik^dilaeii w&^ginm&if pyhamjltox c.joxew salftskulty fie c saturday september 3 1836 vol v no 7 whole ko 215 i terms i n a vvvtchman may hereafter be had tor â€ž, dollars and fifty cents per year ... c.lwcri'icis wlo wil 1 a clas nf four new a tan rthe ts Â«Â« vi"^-r ' i'z yea r ' i vn do - hill have the paper tor hup y , las.h.,1 shall in e elgnt " d "?â„¢ "... , ,. hliri red as olher anuserl ntherwiselhey will oa onÂ»n siibscribrrs who do not pay doling the yea will becbsrgad three dollar in all eases fvo subscription will be received fur less than one year nu paper will he discontinued but at the np iiâ€žn.,f iht editor anlest ll arreargea are paid sir - agreeably lo the order of the bond < eaton's falls in the mile 11 1 icet^^r^p of directors made at tlieirmeeting in april i lin's shoals fall in two miles 16,11 feet lust i set out on the 12th day ef last j the next mile abive these two having month to perform the duties assigned me j no name lo designate it full 5 98 feel the people of clurksv.lle most promptly pugh'a f u || s , f a || m n e m ,| a jgj f ee t responded to this effort of ours by appoin horse-ford fall in two miles 8.95 feet and ling tucker can ington esq to accompany butcher's creek being two miles long fall me from whom i received much wsis j in one mile 5,60 and in the othet 5,50 feet tance j on the dan the only ones i shall notice from he hon walter coles and the | thoso of llyco â€” they being the only ob hon b vv lfigli we obtained every assis j slruclion for some 50 or 60 miles above tance they could give us in our investlga olaikesville these falls ate about lj lions by procuring und giving us letters to | miles long fall 12,89 eel on the slaun all persons tnourtnuiemaalcapableof aiding ton tally's tails are the only obstacle to u in obtaining the information we were seek brookneal â€” and it is useless to notice any ing these letleis enabled us to make the ! oilier on lhal river here the suivey is loo acquaintance of many persons in tin city inaccurate to enable me to ascertain the die of new york.iind.hesti.es of connr-cil 1 tance lu which l affixed lhe fall mentioned cut nnd maa.arhus.tls best acquainted wiih j but us well as i can u,id rstond it lliu ra the subject if steam navigation in shoal pida must be about 1 j miles in which water in t b wakernan esq of the diatance the whole fall e 15,33 feel american institute of new york alfred i will now beg leave to conduct yon to smith esq ol tlartfoid connecticut and i the connecticut rivur and lay before you charles stearnes esq of m-issaehuaett i gome minute statistics fiom hartford found gentlemen well acquainted with the below which the river is free from any subject and who were not only willing but i obstruction lu the foot nf enfield falls is did put themselves to much trouble und in lit miles fall not more than two or three convenience to oblige and assist us in every inches lo the mile nnd the water smooth thing we desired and although we applied e itield falls nearly smiles from head lo lo no one who did not rain ileal lhe gie.tr.-t . loo 1 ; with one mile of slack wafer between willingness to assist iis yet i llioiild be do j tlia sj j - : > â€¢ i r and lower falls extend nearly ing injustice to myself and one of tho moat a miles half a mile of which is slack wa valuable and worthy men in new england | le.j and bus 20 bet descent â€” principally if did i not in a most eepecial in-uuicr ac not eullrely confined io iwo miles ihere knowledge the great kindness and service are a succession of rapids one or two of rendered us by alfred smith e q mr s them iir.atir than the others after the like all ins countrymen is engaged in buai termination of the lower f.ills one mile of ness lo which he devotes iiiins ll with great slack water intervene after which we conn assiduity and ins worth being duly appreci j lo the upper fills being on milt in length a cd by bis fellow townsmen much id iho ' and having a descent of it feet â€” the de public business is throivn on ins hinds | scent is unequally distributed being most notwithstanding f.ii tins and although at of it in three bars namely at enfield bridge the lime of our visit to ii nil ml he was sn i â€” mid tom bui â€” and surf bar from the perintending the erection i a large public i head of lhe falls to springfield is 8 or 0 building â€” lie gave us many hours of ins nibs â€” and froit thence to the foot of had lime every day din ing o r sojourn in lhal i ly tills is about 8 miles farther making the city he bad been supeiinleiideut of all ] distance of 10 or 17 miles from one full to the improvements on the connecticut riv the olher â€” in all which distance there is er and knew all the facts in relation to i alack water and fall of only a few inches them lie gave me a duplicate of the pro j in the mile one mile below lladly falls tile of the canals and locks around the i however yon liavewilliainiris.lt fills in fills and a survey of the river mule under j lug nol quite such haid water as upper lu lus direction wlii.-li i will sen i you fur field fills hirtly fulls have a descent of the use of the roanoke company by the i 5d feet in s miles around which there are first opportunity locks and a canal through which all boats every person lo whom we mentioned lhe nnd talis are obliged to pass prom the obi el of our visit lo the north ami e ult in i head of ii idly falls to m illn liil's is 33 i'onneelieut iipoi7"mt^ri7r , ag!'j^^^m for seven monllis^b â€” thi-c'^l one lui.^j in god h th on ockmul h inr^h ipel;il|,|,of ll:ll'l-^h a nil i ill was i i knfield : but aabi \ ih.kl i i i he constituents of the lion oei.la.atv i was uiiaiile in the particulars in con - , , . , , 'â€žâ€ž,,_ i-vi r .. i ii i â€¢ lh i ptoiieh g.ive a splendid barbacue in hi schiieiicc.il mr t.opelaml s be in obliged , â– _ , ' , ,. 1 ... i i...â€ž,i .. i r . v v i . honor at carthage seven mi les from < in to leave lliiril nil lor new l ork uncxneel . ", , , ,. , edly mr c is an engine maker of high c t Â°" l " 1 ! 1 (, '' l "" s " , '; , â€¢ ! ""'"' _ j reputation and a man of high standing l l-l';ned hnwevcr that 1 m uit mr blanchaid lias also succeeded though * bo '""' "' e " Â°" 1 vls !' '" '"" ''"'"' s '" not to the same extent that he has on the mb,n * l "' '"" t ' , " v ' l '", u "' '" , connecticut in pulling sieam-boais on the foram.llee.nt.metobepresentstibe fe.lv 1 kennebeck o^nwee and susquehanna ri be,n8 - " u " d bt pw "Â« nd < b j 0 0 "', * c vers in the latter he informed me that 'Â«â€¢â– **Â»" he a..ticip.tÂ«d ( he did nol re he had sr.ee.lded soma half a dozen lin u | eeive tho notice ol the exact day appointed dams this boal however did not run 7 1 j 9 t , 7 7 f ll p,,g and she has not been repaired or re " e * ut Â° j " { > . , ha """'- 1 "" x Â«Â«* ol ii ii bv another passage in the mail lino and travelled day ' ' il " and night with the utmost practicable ex here perhaps with strict propriety my i p b d liorl pi dolll ,,â€ž w |,,,.|, he was a nominunicatioti houldcloie bul.otneopin boaid in its descent from wheeling cm inns nu al necessarily have grown out of ejnnati got ground in the night and de what i save seen aud heard and 1 hope i ,, llnon - hun several hours or he would hive shall be pardored for expressing a few of j been the barbacue in ample lime as it tliein tins however considering the po j wng however im did not arrive al cincin aition of thing may do little el.e than 1 ubl uou \ a bout 4 o'clock in ihe afternoon draw forth a denial of lhe fuels slated and j i lt , entertainment was very sple.11 lid and unfriendly criticism on the conclusion .|â€ž, company numerous and respectable and reasons which i shall give the im jâ€ž,|g e burnbt presided at the table and provemeiin made by the roanoke com pa 1 ex j n d ,|, 0 n kr s of the absi nee of mr nv have brought into existence so many g t0bbb .. about five o'clock the company rival schemes for monopolising the trade , u0 j o ,â€ž ner |. that portion of it which took of tlie upper country that almost nny opin i l , ro;1 , | eat j n g lo ,|,â€ž c y had not pro ion which may be expressed will be cftor ceea - b rj , nu ro than a mile or two before a ilabfy ascribed to a wish to promote one barouche was descried containing mr or put down itlicr 1 have what to me g-pfjker and several of his irieinls s'l'ok ia a considerable interest in the roanoke bk storbb wae now shouted through tbe company and i am entirely unconnected 1 | j llt , l - 0 al d horsemen and wuh any oilier of the various and conflict ! , he â€žâ€¢â€ž , r .,â€ž 1 ,| ( . 1 | wil |, ,| lu cheers of ins ing interest on or pertaining to tbe river j r ni , uii \ the whole company immediately i have looked at ibis subject exclueively | mfitai al â€ž lul lln ,| relraced their steps 10 s a etock-hnlder of the company and i uarlll9 r p w |â€ž. r0 mr niviikr addressed every hung i have done and what 1 shall ,. om 1)()(ll ., ,| l , u8 , ln ,| ,â€ž number 111 a iv will lure no oilier end in view but iwwc | 1 v 0 t e | oquenee and abiliiy ho ex tlie advancemeutof ibat intereat plained ihe cause of ins detention spoke tie in i.-,t inriortiiii conclusion i have | f hl couraa ,,, congress of tbe ser i.ui to is that steam-bonla can be put on , v ,,. s 1|f qeperalhamulpit upon which he . .. , ,.|. , i j are found lu im capable of ascending wurse rapids than tnw bnals the latter however wuuld hon forte the intrihlucil.iii nf the former ; and i have lllilw doubt they can lie turned lo g.mkl aeconni may i nut hope in oumli.sion that this sub ject will engage the attention draw mil lh en ergy and stimulate the enlerpriaa uflhe enlight ened and patriotic suns uf thus lovely und ferule valleys ardently hoping il may i remain dear sir vourobedl.nl servant k ll meet the engagements of the season render it ot my power in common with his immedi ate constituents the citizens of ohio gen erally feel a just pride in lhe high standing and character of mr siorer and tho distin guished ability with which he has discharged ull his official duties but particulatly bis i bio and eloquent defence of the well-carn cd reputation ol general harrison the peo ple's candidate lor the presidency from the w niton assaults of his enemies entitle him to llic.r warmest gratitude and admira tion barbacueto mr si'ollkit permit mo to offer yen the following sen tn it the whig representation in congress â€” hy their firmness and perseverance ihey have reserved from tho grasp of the spoils in ui the sin plus revenue and restored it io iho pcopie to whom it rightfully bt llllljjs very respectfully your obedient hervant benjamin rugqlatl messrs joseph piercu cya t^all letters to the editor must be por-l lm otherwise tbey will certainly nil beat nded lo tebms ok anvk.ntisin.i-/wi cent a mare for the first insertion and tieeiily-i ire cuts per square for eurli insertion ajjenviirds no advertisement will he inserted for less tan one dollar advertisement will be continued nntll order re received to slop ilium where nu direction re previously given adveiliseinentshy the year or six month will emadeata dolla per month for each euuae rith the privilege of changing lhe jorm cvory luaiter a voice from the west.â€”pub lic lands eight million of acre of public lands have iina year paaaed into the bauds of a few wealthy speculators who will hold il hi up ni an extravagant value these ' lands therefore will remain unoccupied j for many years or occupied only by a de i pendent tenantry th owner and culn | valor of a single farm cinders greater bene i i'us upon ihe community than ihe monopo lists of thousands of acres permitted to lie n.is'.e und uncultivated home plan must he adopted to encourage the actual settler and avert the calamities which hang over lhe western country and particularly over this slalo as a consequence of lhe monop oly which is likely lo ensue and has en sued from tho purchase of immense tracts by a few individuals something must be dune will regard to this mailer by the laws of congress which provided for the admission of michigan and arkansas into the union all lands hereafter unlered are subject to iiiimediulc taxation by those states ; here lliey are exempt from it lor live vears this will hereafter offer a special inducement to lhe neb companies io make their immense purchases in this slate and wisconsin territory of course we shall liavo much of iheir patronage henceforth till all iho lands worth the en irv will be bought up and remain perfect ly useless till their owners can get the price which they please to set up upon them here is an evil we all see it to be one â€” wo all know il to be one the immense purchases for speculation which have been made the past year will most surely retard lhe growth el tbe slate men will not purehaae lands ol lhe speculator at a high price when tbey can by going a little far ther gel lliein at a less price as the pre sent system is no stuf can be put to ihis rage lor speculation it must go on and increase our membera of congress ap pear io lake no effective stand against it legislation can remedy iho evil and that done then why has no attempt been mad lo cum the disease which is eating its way into the vety vitals of our prosperity 1 why have not tin western members firm ly nil fearlessly taken their hand in de fence of stale rights and slate interests and aloud lijy ilu mi 10 the last â€” successfully de fended ihem 'â– why have many of them been creeping along in the trail of a noto rious harper a political profligate an ene my to the west a land peculator himself whose sole hope is bung upon the misera ble project of caucusing himself into the presideuui chair upon the ruins of the free auitragea uf an independent yet sometimes tou-cuiifiding people 1 why did they op pose the land bill we ask this emphat ically ! hh did tiny oppoee the land hilt w.ll.un l may knew they all : knew that the land hill lias the mast lib eral measure ever held out to ihe went they may ridicule ll as they please â€” they may prevaricate and talk of graduation bills and draw off ihe attention of lhe peo ple to other projects as lliey attempt to do yet thev know lhal the land hill was the moe't liberal measure ever held out to the west and the sin of its death lielh at iheir own door in defeating it thev de liniiilud the wcsi nnd on mojndat j next may the people rive up in judgment against them but what is the eau.e ol the servant of the people thus a 1 bandoning lhe interest of the people ! ! what motives could ihey have had for pro ving thus recreant .' why did they aban don iho stale in her greatest need ? when ihe settler was surrounded by speculators eyeing ins imlo improvemenlaandcalcula ling their value ready to pounce upon lliein tin moment tbey came into lhe market when i'.ic pre-emption law was to be eus taitied or abandoned why stood our aer vauls silent or answering only by a yea or nay i why did tbey not stand up from morning till night anil protsst against removing the main prop on which the pi oncer reaied ? was it because lliey them selves bad become interested and juu6/i'c du ty became merged ii self was it because nicy supposed tbey were representing the albany regennj and not the slate of illi nois waa it that tbey made lis caucue system a sort of political spirit good.or e v'll on which they place their sole reliance to carry them through all difficulty however their course may conflict willi the will of heir uonatituents ? be ihe reason what it m iy this much is certain they have failed tu sustain the rights of their constituents w ij their cousiitiienis longer sustain j lt , u r â€” galena advtrliser watchman salisbury sept 3 1836 navigation of the upper yad kin it oatawba with steam i is wiih lhe ulmust sal b faction that we re nribliah the following ariicle from the danville importer on the subject of steam hÂ»at n.viga tim un the upper roanoke it was deemed ol b b b b^laaaa^iaaa^iaaa^iaaaaaannnnaaaiiillllÂ»aÂ»a^aÂ»r - â– < <â– - isaja-aaajaaaeaeaeaeaaeaej sttnuch imporiance to the ei ozena ol that region w m , 0 | v directed us to thomas hunch irn\a that it waa furnished tu th reporter by ihe ihe men to be consulted and employed by farraer'a register in anticipation of the regular ub , indeed the unanimity with which all publication of lhe laiter paper whatever is recommended mr blauehard was iisliinish sii.1 uf the navigation of the roanoke staunton ing but when we went to hurlfoid and .\. din rivers pplies with increased imporiance springfield and saw ihe atea.ner m issued .. ' ' ,. , v r ,â€ž. v . we have sells asce.idi.ig the enfield falls and what 1 he yadkin above the v trro v Â« , aganeral acquaintane wuh ihe dan and roan he , t â€ž ..â€ž,, lluu â€ž,, .,,,â€žâ€ž. â€ž f mr . okeaa well s he yadkin and we have not the y Â» u , t ,,â€ž nl)lllus ,,â€ž .,â€ž. rl)an . li ist hesitatl in in averring that ihe natural <â– m e rf m()r (| f||an ,.,â€ž,; ,. liliun of ihe yadkin ia lar mure favorable for the this extraordinary man was i common purposes ofa team boat navigation than the other ar tisan in lhe united stales armory at wi'iln mil think there is any mich fall as the ; springfield and i was lold hy cÂ»l hob ., kifield pall mentinned in the repuri ih-ihwj itte aupi riuti ndenl lhal he hid added irn between bail mouniaifl ir ihe lowe part of orovement in iho machinery ihere until it davidson cuunly aud vvilkcburu for aeven would seem to be as pel feet is it rt and ty five or eighty miles i the river abuve tin j wit of man could make it me principal i puint.we are assured th 1 ibree feat ul clear navi i which however is lhe mai hiiin lor turning ptiunean bauble d at low water wiih mall k atocks.and any irregul tr figure hut the xp,n.e,Â«nd bat the res ,,.' the.river lu wilka ! i 1 'Â«* *'" , *' 1 '','!' fi \""" bun with some additional expense can a all "" >Â»>Â» Â« "" " ' " !" "â€¢ Â» ' ' 1 steam-bout lor shoal w tor â€” il il.tghl h """" " { he 1 e " l '"''' â€¢Â«Â» be p bl8 '" b " arl "Â» ( ,â€ž ort , i ,,, ail ,. an inv nt.on twata drawing two feet water if a bnat drawing \^ f |( g 1)u ., ()|| n ww | innt .,,,| i t'li.n nineteen inches can be used un ihe connecticut nl | e(n | imm n â€ž tnne engaging lor on wiih profli aa we are informed in ihe full win service provided yon should sanction it authentic atateraent what is to hinder lha up by protnptl adding your request lo mint per yadkin bum being used to he very uimosl | v â€ž, mils ion have mi opportunity of learn advantage should a rail una be carried as ing from mr li himself what lie lias done contemplated from iheyadkinabove the narrows ' and what he can do un on river lu fayetleville we have lung lers i hie i shall now pro d to nli.m such ubslineeofthe laota atated in ihe following ar facts as i have collected and i shall also venture lo one von some conclusions i ll in tide lube true but they have over before cum i f jurts _ h .,â€žâ€ž. h()wt , m , tnusin ashspssolinpoaining and perlecti at l rfc y ig t of engineering never isfactury we hail tins infurmatiun as upi nuig , av|tl(j , n y attention d ei led to such pur an interesting field nl enquiry to our up die ri y||1|g j â€ž, y conclusions uu.-l be received ver neighbors : â€” as lhe dawn of a new era liol uical sllowunce only to them but to lhe slate of the catawba l lt . better lo appreciate and apply the river we are not ao well informed but we deem f ; , rn to be detailed some account of l in this publication is calculated greatly tochee roanoke dan and staunton rivers will iih their hopes also we bazsard little in saying necessary tbe facts here staled ol llios thai there is no shoal on lhal atream fur 100 mile "^*^^^ ftetibe ll ol atkivetuckasegeasdilli.-nl as ihe enfield ahnal ] [â„¢' ne xmgineer by mr isaac ll'riggs nupnmtat which mure than iÂ«ibtssÂ«i sen 1 tbo ,, () . ir o , p lluuc . vvorks tne lis ts cannot be obtained al common water we llncb r(llll n 0ck landing to claikeaville is commend ibis mailer lo ihe enquiring and iniel qq m ,| eg | r ,â€ž|, ciarkcsville lo lhe highest ligent on buth ihese rivers considering how 1 f me survey up 0 m is i3s â€” and very easy il is to take the fall uf water in agiv | ri>m clarkesviile to the highest point of the en distance ws hope that sutne gentleman living survey up staunton is 109 mile the most envenient to the obstructions in these ki whole fail from rock landing to clnrkes nil is loiio leel average i all per mile vers will nn linger leave liiese mailers to mere vine l iuuw * ..â€¢*.. , , iolle.'t wuole fall fro il t.i iiknsvillii ol conjecture but will furnish us with the resmis | gufveyed o â€žâ€ž. â€ž ,.. r|v , r j i of actual measurement : a < inii.iu plumb willi i _. ._ f , i lv . r . 1 ,,. fall per mile 2 hi i a bonsontal eight lo it eun ne made in fifteen j ,",,', ( l w | 11 | e |â€ž|| f staunton from cuk.-s i niuu.es to take an attitude such as ibis and a v ,||,. in hu 109 miles surveyed is 922 61 i cuintnun surveyor's chain can give ihe diatanoe : feet â€” average fall per mile 2.96 feet it i the sum uf all ihese attitudes nnd all the dislan w ,!|, from tins be sno that the navigation i ces will live the aggregate fall at any ol these | of ihe btaiinton is lhe oiosl difficult and â– ahimls we know of many genil.men on ihe that ol the dan the beat of the three ri i yadkin that oauld make a eurraot nrvey uf any era , , ., â– .. h .. i in nnp mil i â€¢ thine these surveys are â– ol ihese shoals in hall a day and we call upon ln ,Â°" e " n " " ,?., z l.rnnoli ach â– ... i ver deficient namely ll.e tall tnroiign eaen â– tbsmto it such infurmatiun would give ns ' f()r m h a fell of ten eel to the â– great satisfao.iiun ar our meeting al this place on jj ,,,,,, ht (, e easily oveicome if equally htk totbof oct..ber and might luaturiallly all'ec d tt t r buled the whole distance yet as is mthe .. , mmn933m**mmm llriq , il , , , h the i bole i j^^u^a by aclii.il ailmeiisiir.m-.it only b.'l wi.ii s "â– mil he i!.le lo navigate the whole j = .â– .â€¢,,â€ž p () |, â€” ,| 10 true source nl and 9 let fill hi ihe whole distance a f roanoke dan and staunton remain lo p 0wer , ( l iheir fiist duly is devotion lo hove mill r's falls there is mom rapid waim "'* l ' u d b . v : "' lll ' 1 experiment ; but lhal j , hc ,.,â€ž.â€žâ€žâ€ž ll!clr noblest impulse is grai ivhere steam boats have be tried without they can be successfully and profitably em , ilude i much success owing it would seem mine ployed . in a large part of all three rivers the number who attended the barbacue io the want of employment than lu llitir and that too without the company s 'â€¢>- â€ž i . t i own u y the whig at five thousand â€¢, inability to naviuate ihe river eurriug much expense in furlher improve i |(( . | la ,| j r . storbb been al home when but to returu'lo ei.deld falls where we menu id hie beds of lhe rivers | have as k procemlon uned and also had lhe have a.lual ex rimeuts and well altested ' l'iÂ»e doubl us 1 can have ol any lliiug not i w1 . ,.,â€ž.. ,,,.,â€ž pro , , isi no doubt it would fact for our guide soveral boats were | . v '' demon-timled the f.ietsabove stated iu , bee .,â€žâ€ž.,, , hat n . lrn | je r as it waa on iho uver und abandoned before ihey got i ink abundantly warrant ilna con in i w0vef , he .â€ž,;,â€ž went off agreeable and in succeed there are now two pis ] ;| ""- i here is but one fill on hie ai , rlllin|j j i , lll | y ,â€ž m em.nenl leg sago bouts and i belmve two low i ml *. oke greater lhaii that of enhe.d i there is a ad.i ii.cidont oflheda was the l oasange hoats ir.the vermont nnd m is i '"" neon 1)l " " r siauiitou l.u a consider â€žâ€ž,.â€ž â€ž, ,|â€ž, tin jonathan viccabty s.'.eh.hÂ«tl.-th for r tended to . i * distance .,;. both streams so great ;, f , nj|lina f fmer y 8 upporler of ll.e ad i w water is 7 f oil r_,â€ž.'.l,i,l,â€ž,r nb el i w i.y then it nay be asked may we nol ,â€žâ€žâ€ž....,,â€žâ€ž. v vbâ€ži hi sentiments now re i3l,e wide iimws i Â» niches i 1 is c.ud our rap.ua as well us they do those b e divined from lhe following loa.t sachnsi its ia 97i le â€¢:. mulu ing h el , "" ""-' l"'niieeticui . blithe hon jonathan mecarti of in (* h.s..,herster..)ldueetw..l imÂ»s f mm u.e head ol p.igh . full slmos to ,,;,â€ž;_.,.,,â€ž ,â€ž,,, â€ž r ,â€ž. r ,â€ž â– â€žâ€ž. secretory ol inch sol wide muutn.&h tw ng..Â«j wille there j no rapid equal to the demanding puce in payment , i 17 h.-rs power end a rd i ii.j u f '" h ' l ,"' h >' * ev Â° r f eel ''â€¢ l â€¢ i 1 ? [> the p.bl.c lands the precursor of a â– â€ž.... i lend ov.-r ivi.i id falh lame i..n -Â«'""Â« '"" l "" '""' l ' Â« lii.l can i aid bhi , k inovitubledeslruc n can ariv 73 ss gers i ..< li . ,.,â€¢ n w â€¢Â» l '"â– >'"â– i l..eu..y name ( , u . m â€ž m â€ž.,â€ž,.â€ž .â€žâ€ž, ,,.â€ž currency j l,.,o:,s for mghl or els-liul comlo.t i '>'â€¢ "â€¢Â«â– " rsel.ird.u.ucli.'r a ei.lk and i wilhl i wb | â€ž| specie from circulation aid c a lor both ladies , .... th .,.â€¢...' v â– 'â– "'- ' '" â– "> "'â– Â«â€¢ i *â€¢â– >>"< fi prg , or he benefit of d in ending the lower rapid 2j m,l-s Â»" "'. <Â«''/ v """""' , a tfi'-.o fceiu'eculalors l.lal to lhe whole west and shecle.,re.!ll.eml..in.!s......'ly....ilÂ«..i 'â– â€¢â€¢â€¢ Â«" â€¢â€¢<Â« fl " '" v i Â« ,â€¢,',! us to lhe new stales it cannot be in43iiiiihi.es a when sh ut up i | '" "" , 'Â»'"'â€¢' : ""' 'â€¢>'.'.. has u.8u loot 'â€¢'".,,â€žâ€ž,,. ,â€ž ,â€žâ€žâ€ž,., , j , ess it a upper falls hong exactly ..... ...... ) ... id ,'"'""' '"' '"'"' ' u " j 1 ' ',' '/ "'. . . .. , delusive in theory psrl.al an just in lis minutes by my w.tcli i sending ibile ! ;,';.;;: v.v.v.'i'u'i j rill fi.il Â« her operations let ll.u whole w Â«,. n ihey n r n , at a n is used â€” ascnling lh i ,. â€ž.',.â€ž. .â€ž,.â– .,, !.â– 1 ii.tue qnarlers is gnr.1 their interest willi one voice demand is quite oliedi id i ihe li im i,ui when ll.e j , ,,., ,.._ â€ž ,; ,, â€ž';, unlv nut pi m .- ... !Â»â– i ils revocation ' current is xtr i strong . - are us . i lo â€ž , â€ž,â€ž ; ,â€ž ,,.,,. n.e rivers ssible ... ll ,/,, rommif.'.s of arrangnnenle !â€ž.,,,, r y-des.vndi.ig she is also , ,â€ž ,. a s t r irj.dy upwarus u .'"â– ', hon jonathan mccnru the efficient and a l'v a w oar 61 make , dally ml ' â– " 1 ... k .â– "Â» l >'"*** a * *& faithful rep.es.'.ital.vu of ll.e iii couglc tr.ul.om ll.r.lordto s|...Â«.gh..ld 26 mil.-e ' ;' d ";â– ' "â€¢ . ' '" n f " '" " ' w ,,!â€ž sional dt.tr.ct ol indiana a personal w.l md ua-k going up in li hours aud r ','" ', ,", \ 1 , .'., , 1 ,â€ž ib â€ž 1 . ness of lhe co.i.ipt.on among lhe oilicu l.mting in ii liou.8-l.ha run will regular -'" .". ;,.â€ž;,â€ž ud ,â€žâ€ž,â€ž,,;. |, pp,ara holders at washington he is loo e.l lo iiy and enure success our years mid is ; ..,,,,, ,, â€ž.â€žâ€ž,â€ž euis if indued any uck lo hi party and iherefora ahandonuu roi.s.dure.1 nsgiioduriiuorly.as any ... n'-w are reipur.-d u ne made can be dune by lhe j t f or his rnunlty |'â€žâ€žâ€žâ€ž.|, sue aswellas the veiinoiil.wisic-.ipuny i ., imri i ml will but iii n | mr . ci.av was invited but being unable built hy thomas blanch rd mr v â– "-.'â€¢ ' a .. uu ma the hoard <" Â»''""â€¢ , 0 ttu eâ€žd e.lt the following j o hani's hiding rnpu i : " â– * ' â€¢ ; ;-,;;:;';;;:;;:;:;,' l d a dmg â€¢ b .. i liui " j - j "'> lb3c - lâ€ž|otâ€”hir.<|)'nse.,irea......l ftluom "''',',," â€ž' . ., , .,, a .â– ,,â€ž,.,, n i ad i t'ugb's gentlemen and lost about 600d bill 11w..14 lo ll.u ad ' 1 , : , ', ",,. fi ai 1 r uti lhe llurse | am honored by the icciipt of your in ynice 1.1 labor and ul urr is it is probably ur .,/ uumimr a cre.-k falls hycofalla and tal v , th t,on to the barbacue tendered lo mr thai sncn.i ho wit would cost more !Â»â€¢Â».. an nm s ihÂ»i y gin lu do what i st i,bbr by hia constttuenu concurring around enfield falls s well as thn olher â€¢, â€ž . :. li.urd wuuld do bad tbey now lu , |||( ||( j ,,,,. â€ž,â€žâ€ž,â€žâ€ž w lâ€žch they enter falls on tiie.iv.rr then an locks and a ca 1 le ll.u p s.i.h ....... uur puuoy is,^^cer v||l|(;(|1 - ,,â€ž s ,. rvl ces during the al through which tbe fre.ghl and tow boats tau.lj tn ip,i -' uur iÂ»*m : aa se pju Â»Â«* ' | atogemjon â€ž| congress i should be most â€ž,.,_, hough the tow boals have gone up Â» '"Â«' "^ hagi 'â€ž e . â€ž, wlul utiier way happy if it were in my power 0 assist in enfield lulls it is found to be bi si to go 1 "^ . ( - du|i ,, | ren j ( , r i n â€ž meritud teaii.iiony to him on the through iho canal these two boats can , , e , .^ ,.,,â€ž,â€ž,,,, |., r a moment that ihese four 1 1 ,,. 1<il ,â€ž referred to but i regreito say that carry 1 50 tons at the rate of 2 mile an ' â€ž â€ž l .â€ž.|,, s .,Â« removed and aie.nn boal car navi ! |, j ,â€ž,,_ ..,â€ž| that i runs therefore decline hour but experience proves that towing g 8 i the rivers ubuve eoppuaed ; there would be ( l|0 nÂ«r of accepting the invitation |., h 1 that is mnel heller the u 1 , i i vi -;;';--,â€¢;;;';Â»;;';;':;' : ,â€ž |, â€ž c my p-..on.l wosenre i offer a ham hall one of lh tow boats has as ; t iu^zn^n ' sen ,.Â« wb.cl if you please may be pro cended a n i of 9 feirt in the mile low , y "Â» -- - d , â€ž,â€ž ,, ,â€ž lhe company ing u p so tons-ber engine is 20 horse ; -,;;, 1 , â€¢^ h â€ž utu â€žâ€žâ€žâ€ž, Â«,;â€žâ€ž,â€žâ€ž tl , .;,. i the d.a.r.bui.on j power and she cost between four and bvel anj ( t)w would be noihing u prevent i he brightest ray of light during tnu at 1 thousand dollars at liadloy wis after tbe u^her bual'a rum | frum l!r aal to ihe yen arg u | political darkness i irbiaht boats get through the canal they are i mme place i du not ibiuk it improbable in â€¢ | tttd gertleman 1 tak.-u in tow by another low boat al lh bead and a aiate ol things that a toll of '''''' m rcspec.fully your j of the falls an earned up omill.i's ails -- . â€” â– â– | ' _â– Â»", i !" " obedu vvj up on ibeh of freight hosts tomnwith a v.i.uid be aiiemied < mm when the fair when 1 ill order h ascended enfield lulls lliey took 111 ' " c ',~ [ it.ink.t nui improbnble thai lbs 1 i i ' i m w a^Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§Â§f m w a w m \ alaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - â€”^^^^^^^^^^^^^* m k *^* m ** m messrs joseph pierce etc the vetersn republican benjamin ruo cies solongknownasafaitlif.il senator of be united siatea from ohio being inst taaaaaaaÂ»auli,il a ul the f.dlo mmaa^w large union of it occurs at one or two places in the nolo 1 inigl't defy jajj_thej ton when thev w g propelled by polssj iitnnditr : ""'-. f "" i^pw jpj(jj led tie the upper roanoke by means ok steamboats of shallow draught communicated for publication in the far mers register lawrencevtllc june 20th 183g to col andrew joyner superintendent o the roanoke nuvigaiiun company fiepqrt on the navigation of t 1,1 th t it v us as it^trinijjjjj^p men could endure it frequently consumed the whole day to get one of lhe over ihem falls 54 miles here steam has succeeded both as applied to passage and tow boats and it would seem from this that where a man can push a ton up a current by means of a pole steam can be employed willi suc cess profit and regulai.ty prnved ! mf33*w vt mwwwwwwwwwmn mmmm t m wink on od rteot e5 i d ve ,, , eltp , of j.,1 im j^^^^eeaezf u\uzn\jx me to attend a public festtssltobe o^ntovaroum it nuehine-y may and n ,.â€ž ,â€ž lh e hon b storer voor epresen view ll in ils worst aspeci abuu|d we be obliged ltlvc ,â€ž congress in consideration o in to ohanga buale.end have paaaeogate and bag f willl w hicb be baa diacbarged us gage carried a.ound such a place still we shall â€ž wi l.j give mo tweh uave accomplished much ulcasu.u lo comply will your invitation but all ihese eiuarka apply to passage boats ; the pwawjw io comf } * st clatrsville july 3u ls^o powerof man or steam hi other ii.stan ces too the survey only gives the fall two three lour and five miles and frequently from p ace lo place so that the distance cannot bo accurately known thia occurs most frequently on the dan and staunton rivers on the roanoke the fall in hie mile is generally staled â€” the alls in the roan oke which require to bo here noticed am

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* hik^dilaeii w&^ginm&if pyhamjltox c.joxew salftskulty fie c saturday september 3 1836 vol v no 7 whole ko 215 i terms i n a vvvtchman may hereafter be had tor â€ž, dollars and fifty cents per year ... c.lwcri'icis wlo wil 1 a clas nf four new a tan rthe ts Â«Â« vi"^-r ' i'z yea r ' i vn do - hill have the paper tor hup y , las.h.,1 shall in e elgnt " d "?â„¢ "... , ,. hliri red as olher anuserl ntherwiselhey will oa onÂ»n siibscribrrs who do not pay doling the yea will becbsrgad three dollar in all eases fvo subscription will be received fur less than one year nu paper will he discontinued but at the np iiâ€žn.,f iht editor anlest ll arreargea are paid sir - agreeably lo the order of the bond < eaton's falls in the mile 11 1 icet^^r^p of directors made at tlieirmeeting in april i lin's shoals fall in two miles 16,11 feet lust i set out on the 12th day ef last j the next mile abive these two having month to perform the duties assigned me j no name lo designate it full 5 98 feel the people of clurksv.lle most promptly pugh'a f u || s , f a || m n e m ,| a jgj f ee t responded to this effort of ours by appoin horse-ford fall in two miles 8.95 feet and ling tucker can ington esq to accompany butcher's creek being two miles long fall me from whom i received much wsis j in one mile 5,60 and in the othet 5,50 feet tance j on the dan the only ones i shall notice from he hon walter coles and the | thoso of llyco â€” they being the only ob hon b vv lfigli we obtained every assis j slruclion for some 50 or 60 miles above tance they could give us in our investlga olaikesville these falls ate about lj lions by procuring und giving us letters to | miles long fall 12,89 eel on the slaun all persons tnourtnuiemaalcapableof aiding ton tally's tails are the only obstacle to u in obtaining the information we were seek brookneal â€” and it is useless to notice any ing these letleis enabled us to make the ! oilier on lhal river here the suivey is loo acquaintance of many persons in tin city inaccurate to enable me to ascertain the die of new york.iind.hesti.es of connr-cil 1 tance lu which l affixed lhe fall mentioned cut nnd maa.arhus.tls best acquainted wiih j but us well as i can u,id rstond it lliu ra the subject if steam navigation in shoal pida must be about 1 j miles in which water in t b wakernan esq of the diatance the whole fall e 15,33 feel american institute of new york alfred i will now beg leave to conduct yon to smith esq ol tlartfoid connecticut and i the connecticut rivur and lay before you charles stearnes esq of m-issaehuaett i gome minute statistics fiom hartford found gentlemen well acquainted with the below which the river is free from any subject and who were not only willing but i obstruction lu the foot nf enfield falls is did put themselves to much trouble und in lit miles fall not more than two or three convenience to oblige and assist us in every inches lo the mile nnd the water smooth thing we desired and although we applied e itield falls nearly smiles from head lo lo no one who did not rain ileal lhe gie.tr.-t . loo 1 ; with one mile of slack wafer between willingness to assist iis yet i llioiild be do j tlia sj j - : > â€¢ i r and lower falls extend nearly ing injustice to myself and one of tho moat a miles half a mile of which is slack wa valuable and worthy men in new england | le.j and bus 20 bet descent â€” principally if did i not in a most eepecial in-uuicr ac not eullrely confined io iwo miles ihere knowledge the great kindness and service are a succession of rapids one or two of rendered us by alfred smith e q mr s them iir.atir than the others after the like all ins countrymen is engaged in buai termination of the lower f.ills one mile of ness lo which he devotes iiiins ll with great slack water intervene after which we conn assiduity and ins worth being duly appreci j lo the upper fills being on milt in length a cd by bis fellow townsmen much id iho ' and having a descent of it feet â€” the de public business is throivn on ins hinds | scent is unequally distributed being most notwithstanding f.ii tins and although at of it in three bars namely at enfield bridge the lime of our visit to ii nil ml he was sn i â€” mid tom bui â€” and surf bar from the perintending the erection i a large public i head of lhe falls to springfield is 8 or 0 building â€” lie gave us many hours of ins nibs â€” and froit thence to the foot of had lime every day din ing o r sojourn in lhal i ly tills is about 8 miles farther making the city he bad been supeiinleiideut of all ] distance of 10 or 17 miles from one full to the improvements on the connecticut riv the olher â€” in all which distance there is er and knew all the facts in relation to i alack water and fall of only a few inches them lie gave me a duplicate of the pro j in the mile one mile below lladly falls tile of the canals and locks around the i however yon liavewilliainiris.lt fills in fills and a survey of the river mule under j lug nol quite such haid water as upper lu lus direction wlii.-li i will sen i you fur field fills hirtly fulls have a descent of the use of the roanoke company by the i 5d feet in s miles around which there are first opportunity locks and a canal through which all boats every person lo whom we mentioned lhe nnd talis are obliged to pass prom the obi el of our visit lo the north ami e ult in i head of ii idly falls to m illn liil's is 33 i'onneelieut iipoi7"mt^ri7r , ag!'j^^^m for seven monllis^b â€” thi-c'^l one lui.^j in god h th on ockmul h inr^h ipel;il|,|,of ll:ll'l-^h a nil i ill was i i knfield : but aabi \ ih.kl i i i he constituents of the lion oei.la.atv i was uiiaiile in the particulars in con - , , . , , 'â€žâ€ž,,_ i-vi r .. i ii i â€¢ lh i ptoiieh g.ive a splendid barbacue in hi schiieiicc.il mr t.opelaml s be in obliged , â– _ , ' , ,. 1 ... i i...â€ž,i .. i r . v v i . honor at carthage seven mi les from < in to leave lliiril nil lor new l ork uncxneel . ", , , ,. , edly mr c is an engine maker of high c t Â°" l " 1 ! 1 (, '' l "" s " , '; , â€¢ ! ""'"' _ j reputation and a man of high standing l l-l';ned hnwevcr that 1 m uit mr blanchaid lias also succeeded though * bo '""' "' e " Â°" 1 vls !' '" '"" ''"'"' s '" not to the same extent that he has on the mb,n * l "' '"" t ' , " v ' l '", u "' '" , connecticut in pulling sieam-boais on the foram.llee.nt.metobepresentstibe fe.lv 1 kennebeck o^nwee and susquehanna ri be,n8 - " u " d bt pw "Â« nd < b j 0 0 "', * c vers in the latter he informed me that 'Â«â€¢â– **Â»" he a..ticip.tÂ«d ( he did nol re he had sr.ee.lded soma half a dozen lin u | eeive tho notice ol the exact day appointed dams this boal however did not run 7 1 j 9 t , 7 7 f ll p,,g and she has not been repaired or re " e * ut Â° j " { > . , ha """'- 1 "" x Â«Â«* ol ii ii bv another passage in the mail lino and travelled day ' ' il " and night with the utmost practicable ex here perhaps with strict propriety my i p b d liorl pi dolll ,,â€ž w |,,,.|, he was a nominunicatioti houldcloie bul.otneopin boaid in its descent from wheeling cm inns nu al necessarily have grown out of ejnnati got ground in the night and de what i save seen aud heard and 1 hope i ,, llnon - hun several hours or he would hive shall be pardored for expressing a few of j been the barbacue in ample lime as it tliein tins however considering the po j wng however im did not arrive al cincin aition of thing may do little el.e than 1 ubl uou \ a bout 4 o'clock in ihe afternoon draw forth a denial of lhe fuels slated and j i lt , entertainment was very sple.11 lid and unfriendly criticism on the conclusion .|â€ž, company numerous and respectable and reasons which i shall give the im jâ€ž,|g e burnbt presided at the table and provemeiin made by the roanoke com pa 1 ex j n d ,|, 0 n kr s of the absi nee of mr nv have brought into existence so many g t0bbb .. about five o'clock the company rival schemes for monopolising the trade , u0 j o ,â€ž ner |. that portion of it which took of tlie upper country that almost nny opin i l , ro;1 , | eat j n g lo ,|,â€ž c y had not pro ion which may be expressed will be cftor ceea - b rj , nu ro than a mile or two before a ilabfy ascribed to a wish to promote one barouche was descried containing mr or put down itlicr 1 have what to me g-pfjker and several of his irieinls s'l'ok ia a considerable interest in the roanoke bk storbb wae now shouted through tbe company and i am entirely unconnected 1 | j llt , l - 0 al d horsemen and wuh any oilier of the various and conflict ! , he â€žâ€¢â€ž , r .,â€ž 1 ,| ( . 1 | wil |, ,| lu cheers of ins ing interest on or pertaining to tbe river j r ni , uii \ the whole company immediately i have looked at ibis subject exclueively | mfitai al â€ž lul lln ,| relraced their steps 10 s a etock-hnlder of the company and i uarlll9 r p w |â€ž. r0 mr niviikr addressed every hung i have done and what 1 shall ,. om 1)()(ll ., ,| l , u8 , ln ,| ,â€ž number 111 a iv will lure no oilier end in view but iwwc | 1 v 0 t e | oquenee and abiliiy ho ex tlie advancemeutof ibat intereat plained ihe cause of ins detention spoke tie in i.-,t inriortiiii conclusion i have | f hl couraa ,,, congress of tbe ser i.ui to is that steam-bonla can be put on , v ,,. s 1|f qeperalhamulpit upon which he . .. , ,.|. , i j are found lu im capable of ascending wurse rapids than tnw bnals the latter however wuuld hon forte the intrihlucil.iii nf the former ; and i have lllilw doubt they can lie turned lo g.mkl aeconni may i nut hope in oumli.sion that this sub ject will engage the attention draw mil lh en ergy and stimulate the enlerpriaa uflhe enlight ened and patriotic suns uf thus lovely und ferule valleys ardently hoping il may i remain dear sir vourobedl.nl servant k ll meet the engagements of the season render it ot my power in common with his immedi ate constituents the citizens of ohio gen erally feel a just pride in lhe high standing and character of mr siorer and tho distin guished ability with which he has discharged ull his official duties but particulatly bis i bio and eloquent defence of the well-carn cd reputation ol general harrison the peo ple's candidate lor the presidency from the w niton assaults of his enemies entitle him to llic.r warmest gratitude and admira tion barbacueto mr si'ollkit permit mo to offer yen the following sen tn it the whig representation in congress â€” hy their firmness and perseverance ihey have reserved from tho grasp of the spoils in ui the sin plus revenue and restored it io iho pcopie to whom it rightfully bt llllljjs very respectfully your obedient hervant benjamin rugqlatl messrs joseph piercu cya t^all letters to the editor must be por-l lm otherwise tbey will certainly nil beat nded lo tebms ok anvk.ntisin.i-/wi cent a mare for the first insertion and tieeiily-i ire cuts per square for eurli insertion ajjenviirds no advertisement will he inserted for less tan one dollar advertisement will be continued nntll order re received to slop ilium where nu direction re previously given adveiliseinentshy the year or six month will emadeata dolla per month for each euuae rith the privilege of changing lhe jorm cvory luaiter a voice from the west.â€”pub lic lands eight million of acre of public lands have iina year paaaed into the bauds of a few wealthy speculators who will hold il hi up ni an extravagant value these ' lands therefore will remain unoccupied j for many years or occupied only by a de i pendent tenantry th owner and culn | valor of a single farm cinders greater bene i i'us upon ihe community than ihe monopo lists of thousands of acres permitted to lie n.is'.e und uncultivated home plan must he adopted to encourage the actual settler and avert the calamities which hang over lhe western country and particularly over this slalo as a consequence of lhe monop oly which is likely lo ensue and has en sued from tho purchase of immense tracts by a few individuals something must be dune will regard to this mailer by the laws of congress which provided for the admission of michigan and arkansas into the union all lands hereafter unlered are subject to iiiimediulc taxation by those states ; here lliey are exempt from it lor live vears this will hereafter offer a special inducement to lhe neb companies io make their immense purchases in this slate and wisconsin territory of course we shall liavo much of iheir patronage henceforth till all iho lands worth the en irv will be bought up and remain perfect ly useless till their owners can get the price which they please to set up upon them here is an evil we all see it to be one â€” wo all know il to be one the immense purchases for speculation which have been made the past year will most surely retard lhe growth el tbe slate men will not purehaae lands ol lhe speculator at a high price when tbey can by going a little far ther gel lliein at a less price as the pre sent system is no stuf can be put to ihis rage lor speculation it must go on and increase our membera of congress ap pear io lake no effective stand against it legislation can remedy iho evil and that done then why has no attempt been mad lo cum the disease which is eating its way into the vety vitals of our prosperity 1 why have not tin western members firm ly nil fearlessly taken their hand in de fence of stale rights and slate interests and aloud lijy ilu mi 10 the last â€” successfully de fended ihem 'â– why have many of them been creeping along in the trail of a noto rious harper a political profligate an ene my to the west a land peculator himself whose sole hope is bung upon the misera ble project of caucusing himself into the presideuui chair upon the ruins of the free auitragea uf an independent yet sometimes tou-cuiifiding people 1 why did they op pose the land bill we ask this emphat ically ! hh did tiny oppoee the land hilt w.ll.un l may knew they all : knew that the land hill lias the mast lib eral measure ever held out to ihe went they may ridicule ll as they please â€” they may prevaricate and talk of graduation bills and draw off ihe attention of lhe peo ple to other projects as lliey attempt to do yet thev know lhal the land hill was the moe't liberal measure ever held out to the west and the sin of its death lielh at iheir own door in defeating it thev de liniiilud the wcsi nnd on mojndat j next may the people rive up in judgment against them but what is the eau.e ol the servant of the people thus a 1 bandoning lhe interest of the people ! ! what motives could ihey have had for pro ving thus recreant .' why did they aban don iho stale in her greatest need ? when ihe settler was surrounded by speculators eyeing ins imlo improvemenlaandcalcula ling their value ready to pounce upon lliein tin moment tbey came into lhe market when i'.ic pre-emption law was to be eus taitied or abandoned why stood our aer vauls silent or answering only by a yea or nay i why did tbey not stand up from morning till night anil protsst against removing the main prop on which the pi oncer reaied ? was it because lliey them selves bad become interested and juu6/i'c du ty became merged ii self was it because nicy supposed tbey were representing the albany regennj and not the slate of illi nois waa it that tbey made lis caucue system a sort of political spirit good.or e v'll on which they place their sole reliance to carry them through all difficulty however their course may conflict willi the will of heir uonatituents ? be ihe reason what it m iy this much is certain they have failed tu sustain the rights of their constituents w ij their cousiitiienis longer sustain j lt , u r â€” galena advtrliser watchman salisbury sept 3 1836 navigation of the upper yad kin it oatawba with steam i is wiih lhe ulmust sal b faction that we re nribliah the following ariicle from the danville importer on the subject of steam hÂ»at n.viga tim un the upper roanoke it was deemed ol b b b b^laaaa^iaaa^iaaa^iaaaaaannnnaaaiiillllÂ»aÂ»a^aÂ»r - â– < Â»>Â» Â« "" " ' " !" "â€¢ Â» ' ' 1 steam-bout lor shoal w tor â€” il il.tghl h """" " { he 1 e " l '"''' â€¢Â«Â» be p bl8 '" b " arl "Â» ( ,â€ž ort , i ,,, ail ,. an inv nt.on twata drawing two feet water if a bnat drawing \^ f |( g 1)u ., ()|| n ww | innt .,,,| i t'li.n nineteen inches can be used un ihe connecticut nl | e(n | imm n â€ž tnne engaging lor on wiih profli aa we are informed in ihe full win service provided yon should sanction it authentic atateraent what is to hinder lha up by protnptl adding your request lo mint per yadkin bum being used to he very uimosl | v â€ž, mils ion have mi opportunity of learn advantage should a rail una be carried as ing from mr li himself what lie lias done contemplated from iheyadkinabove the narrows ' and what he can do un on river lu fayetleville we have lung lers i hie i shall now pro d to nli.m such ubslineeofthe laota atated in ihe following ar facts as i have collected and i shall also venture lo one von some conclusions i ll in tide lube true but they have over before cum i f jurts _ h .,â€žâ€ž. h()wt , m , tnusin ashspssolinpoaining and perlecti at l rfc y ig t of engineering never isfactury we hail tins infurmatiun as upi nuig , av|tl(j , n y attention d ei led to such pur an interesting field nl enquiry to our up die ri y||1|g j â€ž, y conclusions uu.-l be received ver neighbors : â€” as lhe dawn of a new era liol uical sllowunce only to them but to lhe slate of the catawba l lt . better lo appreciate and apply the river we are not ao well informed but we deem f ; , rn to be detailed some account of l in this publication is calculated greatly tochee roanoke dan and staunton rivers will iih their hopes also we bazsard little in saying necessary tbe facts here staled ol llios thai there is no shoal on lhal atream fur 100 mile "^*^^^ ftetibe ll ol atkivetuckasegeasdilli.-nl as ihe enfield ahnal ] [â„¢' ne xmgineer by mr isaac ll'riggs nupnmtat which mure than iÂ«ibtssÂ«i sen 1 tbo ,, () . ir o , p lluuc . vvorks tne lis ts cannot be obtained al common water we llncb r(llll n 0ck landing to claikeaville is commend ibis mailer lo ihe enquiring and iniel qq m ,| eg | r ,â€ž|, ciarkcsville lo lhe highest ligent on buth ihese rivers considering how 1 f me survey up 0 m is i3s â€” and very easy il is to take the fall uf water in agiv | ri>m clarkesviile to the highest point of the en distance ws hope that sutne gentleman living survey up staunton is 109 mile the most envenient to the obstructions in these ki whole fail from rock landing to clnrkes nil is loiio leel average i all per mile vers will nn linger leave liiese mailers to mere vine l iuuw * ..â€¢*.. , , iolle.'t wuole fall fro il t.i iiknsvillii ol conjecture but will furnish us with the resmis | gufveyed o â€žâ€ž. â€ž ,.. r|v , r j i of actual measurement : a < inii.iu plumb willi i _. ._ f , i lv . r . 1 ,,. fall per mile 2 hi i a bonsontal eight lo it eun ne made in fifteen j ,",,', ( l w | 11 | e |â€ž|| f staunton from cuk.-s i niuu.es to take an attitude such as ibis and a v ,||,. in hu 109 miles surveyed is 922 61 i cuintnun surveyor's chain can give ihe diatanoe : feet â€” average fall per mile 2.96 feet it i the sum uf all ihese attitudes nnd all the dislan w ,!|, from tins be sno that the navigation i ces will live the aggregate fall at any ol these | of ihe btaiinton is lhe oiosl difficult and â– ahimls we know of many genil.men on ihe that ol the dan the beat of the three ri i yadkin that oauld make a eurraot nrvey uf any era , , ., â– .. h .. i in nnp mil i â€¢ thine these surveys are â– ol ihese shoals in hall a day and we call upon ln ,Â°" e " n " " ,?., z l.rnnoli ach â– ... i ver deficient namely ll.e tall tnroiign eaen â– tbsmto it such infurmatiun would give ns ' f()r m h a fell of ten eel to the â– great satisfao.iiun ar our meeting al this place on jj ,,,,,, ht (, e easily oveicome if equally htk totbof oct..ber and might luaturiallly all'ec d tt t r buled the whole distance yet as is mthe .. , mmn933m**mmm llriq , il , , , h the i bole i j^^u^a by aclii.il ailmeiisiir.m-.it only b.'l wi.ii s "â– mil he i!.le lo navigate the whole j = .â– .â€¢,,â€ž p () |, â€” ,| 10 true source nl and 9 let fill hi ihe whole distance a f roanoke dan and staunton remain lo p 0wer , ( l iheir fiist duly is devotion lo hove mill r's falls there is mom rapid waim "'* l ' u d b . v : "' lll ' 1 experiment ; but lhal j , hc ,.,â€ž.â€žâ€žâ€ž ll!clr noblest impulse is grai ivhere steam boats have be tried without they can be successfully and profitably em , ilude i much success owing it would seem mine ployed . in a large part of all three rivers the number who attended the barbacue io the want of employment than lu llitir and that too without the company s 'â€¢>- â€ž i . t i own u y the whig at five thousand â€¢, inability to naviuate ihe river eurriug much expense in furlher improve i |(( . | la ,| j r . storbb been al home when but to returu'lo ei.deld falls where we menu id hie beds of lhe rivers | have as k procemlon uned and also had lhe have a.lual ex rimeuts and well altested ' l'iÂ»e doubl us 1 can have ol any lliiug not i w1 . ,.,â€ž.. ,,,.,â€ž pro , , isi no doubt it would fact for our guide soveral boats were | . v '' demon-timled the f.ietsabove stated iu , bee .,â€žâ€ž.,, , hat n . lrn | je r as it waa on iho uver und abandoned before ihey got i ink abundantly warrant ilna con in i w0vef , he .â€ž,;,â€ž went off agreeable and in succeed there are now two pis ] ;| ""- i here is but one fill on hie ai , rlllin|j j i , lll | y ,â€ž m em.nenl leg sago bouts and i belmve two low i ml *. oke greater lhaii that of enhe.d i there is a ad.i ii.cidont oflheda was the l oasange hoats ir.the vermont nnd m is i '"" neon 1)l " " r siauiitou l.u a consider â€žâ€ž,.â€ž â€ž, ,|â€ž, tin jonathan viccabty s.'.eh.hÂ«tl.-th for r tended to . i * distance .,;. both streams so great ;, f , nj|lina f fmer y 8 upporler of ll.e ad i w water is 7 f oil r_,â€ž.'.l,i,l,â€ž,r nb el i w i.y then it nay be asked may we nol ,â€žâ€žâ€ž....,,â€žâ€ž. v vbâ€ži hi sentiments now re i3l,e wide iimws i Â» niches i 1 is c.ud our rap.ua as well us they do those b e divined from lhe following loa.t sachnsi its ia 97i le â€¢:. mulu ing h el , "" ""-' l"'niieeticui . blithe hon jonathan mecarti of in (* h.s..,herster..)ldueetw..l imÂ»s f mm u.e head ol p.igh . full slmos to ,,;,â€ž;_.,.,,â€ž ,â€ž,,, â€ž r ,â€ž. r ,â€ž â– â€žâ€ž. secretory ol inch sol wide muutn.&h tw ng..Â«j wille there j no rapid equal to the demanding puce in payment , i 17 h.-rs power end a rd i ii.j u f '" h ' l ,"' h >' * ev Â° r f eel ''â€¢ l â€¢ i 1 ? [> the p.bl.c lands the precursor of a â– â€ž.... i lend ov.-r ivi.i id falh lame i..n -Â«'""Â« '"" l "" '""' l ' Â« lii.l can i aid bhi , k inovitubledeslruc n can ariv 73 ss gers i ..< li . ,.,â€¢ n w â€¢Â» l '"â– >'"â– i l..eu..y name ( , u . m â€ž m â€ž.,â€ž,.â€ž .â€žâ€ž, ,,.â€ž currency j l,.,o:,s for mghl or els-liul comlo.t i '>'â€¢ "â€¢Â«â– " rsel.ird.u.ucli.'r a ei.lk and i wilhl i wb | â€ž| specie from circulation aid c a lor both ladies , .... th .,.â€¢...' v â– 'â– "'- ' '" â– "> "'â– Â«â€¢ i *â€¢â– >>"< fi prg , or he benefit of d in ending the lower rapid 2j m,l-s Â»" "'. '.'.. has u.8u loot 'â€¢'".,,â€žâ€ž,,. ,â€ž ,â€žâ€žâ€ž,., , j , ess it a upper falls hong exactly ..... ...... ) ... id ,'"'""' '"' '"'"' ' u " j 1 ' ',' '/ "'. . . .. , delusive in theory psrl.al an just in lis minutes by my w.tcli i sending ibile ! ;,';.;;: v.v.v.'i'u'i j rill fi.il Â« her operations let ll.u whole w Â«,. n ihey n r n , at a n is used â€” ascnling lh i ,. â€ž.',.â€ž. .â€ž,.â– .,, !.â– 1 ii.tue qnarlers is gnr.1 their interest willi one voice demand is quite oliedi id i ihe li im i,ui when ll.e j , ,,., ,.._ â€ž ,; ,, â€ž';, unlv nut pi m .- ... !Â»â– i ils revocation ' current is xtr i strong . - are us . i lo â€ž , â€ž,â€ž ; ,â€ž ,,.,,. n.e rivers ssible ... ll ,/,, rommif.'.s of arrangnnenle !â€ž.,,,, r y-des.vndi.ig she is also , ,â€ž ,. a s t r irj.dy upwarus u .'"â– ', hon jonathan mccnru the efficient and a l'v a w oar 61 make , dally ml ' â– " 1 ... k .â– "Â» l >'"*** a * *& faithful rep.es.'.ital.vu of ll.e iii couglc tr.ul.om ll.r.lordto s|...Â«.gh..ld 26 mil.-e ' ;' d ";â– ' "â€¢ . ' '" n f " '" " ' w ,,!â€ž sional dt.tr.ct ol indiana a personal w.l md ua-k going up in li hours aud r ','" ', ,", \ 1 , .'., , 1 ,â€ž ib â€ž 1 . ness of lhe co.i.ipt.on among lhe oilicu l.mting in ii liou.8-l.ha run will regular -'" .". ;,.â€ž;,â€ž ud ,â€žâ€ž,â€ž,,;. |, pp,ara holders at washington he is loo e.l lo iiy and enure success our years mid is ; ..,,,,, ,, â€ž.â€žâ€ž,â€ž euis if indued any uck lo hi party and iherefora ahandonuu roi.s.dure.1 nsgiioduriiuorly.as any ... n'-w are reipur.-d u ne made can be dune by lhe j t f or his rnunlty |'â€žâ€žâ€žâ€ž.|, sue aswellas the veiinoiil.wisic-.ipuny i ., imri i ml will but iii n | mr . ci.av was invited but being unable built hy thomas blanch rd mr v â– "-.'â€¢ ' a .. uu ma the hoard lb3c - lâ€ž|otâ€”hir.